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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (General)

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.

The mandate on the situation of human rights defenders was established in 2000 by the Commission on Human Rights (as a Special Procedure) to support implementation of the 1998 Declaration on human rights defenders.

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How-to Guide For Using The UPR Submission Registration System 

This “How-to Guide” is issued in relation to the “On-line UPR Submissions Registration System” for submitting written contributions for the UPR documentation by “Other Stakeholders” (including civil society and national human rights institutions), regional...

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Human Rights for All- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights- A Handbook

PWESCR has published “Human Rights for All- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights- A Handbook” mainly for human rights practitioners who want to familiarise themselves with the International...

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Directory of Rapid/Response Grants 2014

Comprehensive directory of grants compiled by the IHRFG's Human Rights Defenders Working Group.

To access the resource click here.

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Protection Fund for Defenders of Land Rights "Defender la tierra"

This info note documents the emergency fund piloted in Colombia in 2011 and 2012 by the Center for Research and Popular Education - Peace Program (CINEP PPP), an ILC member with extensive experience in monitoring and addressing land-related human rights violations....

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Economic, social and Cultural rights in Burundi

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Prisoners of Conscience Grant

Prisoners of Consceince provide two types of financial assistance to prisoners of conscience:

1. Relief and rehabilitation grants (which could include family reunions)

2. Bursary grants for post graduate study

Full details of these can be found on the corresponding grant...

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Journalist Assistance Application

The Journalist Assistance program helps journalists through a combination of financial and non-financial assistance. CPJ's Gene Roberts Emergency Fund, which dispenses emergency grants to journalists in distress worldwide, was renamed in honor of Gene Roberts, veteran U.S. journalist and former...

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Brazil Fund for Human Rights

The Brazil Human Rights Fund is a pioneering initiative that aims to contribute to the promotion of human rights in the country, creating sustainable mechanisms of donating resources geared to the promotion and protection of civil rights, economic, social, environmental and cultural....

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Human Rights and International Justice Grant Guidelines

Grant guidelines help applicants determine whether their idea for a grant fits within a particular grantmaking strategy. MacArthur can consider funding only those applications that closely match three related criteria that appear in program guidelines: topical focus addressed by the...

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